Cheese-hoop.



H. D. MIX/LI CHEESE HOOP.

APPLICATION FILED JULY 30.1917.

1 Patented Dec. 3, 1918.

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Be it known that I, HENRY MIXA, a

citizen of the United States, and resident of Two Rivers, in the county of Manitowoc and State of Wisconsin, have invented certain new and useful Improvements Cheese-Hoops; and I do herebyfdeclare that the following is a full, clear, and exact defMy invention refers to improvements in In practice It has been found that cheese hoops of ordinary construction arerelatively short-lived, inasmuch asthe bottoms soon become so badly dented, or otherwise malformed, that they willnot fit the parts with which it is necessary to engage them during the pressing operation of the cheese.

The other parts of the hoop last practically indefinitely because there" is relatively .no wear thereon, and therefore, the principal object of this invention is to provide an arrangement whereby the bottoms of cheese hoops may be protected sothat the period of usefulness of such hoops will be greatly prolonged. v i

An analogous object is to provide an ar rangement whereby new reinforcing mem: bers may be placed on the bottoms of the hoops when the initial relnforcing members have become worn.

It has. also, been discovered that it is preferable to have a catch of some sort for holding the adjacent engaging edsrfesof; the usual'bandage ring used on cheese hoops together. whereby to prevent said edges from springing out of engagement when the ring is in operation. means for holdingthe edges of the bandage rin together, which is shown in the present application, has been found to be most efficient. a

With the foregoing objects and advantages in view, the invention resides in the novel features of constructioncombination and arrangement of parts which will be hereinafter more particularly descrihedand claimed. and shown in the drawing wherein:

Figure 1 represents 1 a side elevation, partly in section, of a cheese hoop and bandage ring provided with my invention.

Fig. 2 is a detail sectional view taken sub- The specific form of e 1 stantially Ion the plane of the 2-2 of Fig al. i 1

In the drawingjabove referred to, it will i be noted thatl preferably construct a cheese hoop of inner and outer annular Wall portions 1 and 2, respectively, substantially "as i set forth in myllletters PatentNo. 1,249,801. 1

As-pointed out in that patent it is practicallynecessary toemploy a two-part wall,

asit is extremely difficult to; draw a seamless wallportion otrequired length from a single piece of sheet metal. Thetwo parts l and2 ofthe wallportion of thehoop are similarly tapered so that inoperation the hoop shown may form one of a number of such hoopswhich arenested together; The present cheese hoop differs tromfthatshown in theabove referredltorpatent'in the respect that it is provided with a bottomportion 3 formed of a metal plate separate and distinct from the metal from wh ch the wall portions are constructed; in forming this bottom portion a flat, circular sheet metal plate is used, the edge ofwhich is notched or scalloped as shown at at, and the central portionais, also" provided with a: plurality of whey passages 5.1 Thediameter of this plate 3 is somewh t lower-than thed ameter ofthe bottom end of the innerwall ortion a l 1 to permit the edge por ions of sa d plate to be bent laterallv to dispose the sameilor engaoement with the outer surfacejof sa d wall portiontl to wh ch it is secured by rive sor theplike 6; @The provi ion of the notches or cal ops inVrhe edgeoi" theypl te it 3 allows the s meto be stamped int the sub tantiall cup-shaped member shown, with ut buckl ng. i Although such a bottom portion is obviously stron er than that shown in the foregoing applicat on. I pr ferably further pro vide an annular reinforcing plate 7. the diameter of which 1s. also, SlLQ'llillV, greater than the diame er of the adjacent portion of the inner wall 1. This excessdiameter is necessary since theouteredge portion of a the plate 7 is adapted to be turned laterally to receive the bottom port on 3 to which it is yet theplate is of sufficient width to efiec bandage ring lltogether when the same is in operation. From Fig. lv it will be seen that when the ring is in the latter position its inner end engages the outer end of the inner wall portion 1, and since said Wall portion and the ring areformed of substantially the same gage sheet metal, the joint therebetween will be smooth and unbroken. The preferred form of catch for holding the edges of the ring together consists of a tongue 12, riveted as at 13 to the ring in position to haveone'end' extended beyond the edge 9, said projecting end of the tongue be- .ing adapted to coact with a socket 14 disposed adjacent the other edge '10. The socket is formed .by providing a slit 150i a length substantially equal to the width of the tongue 12 paralleltothe edge-10, and forcing the metal between this edge and the slit outwardly, whereby it will be disposed in a different plane from'that occupied b'ythe main portions of the ring, as will be obvious from'examination of Fig.2. In connecting the tongue with its socket it will be seen that the edges of the ring are moved apart until the free end of the'tongue can slide within said socket. When the two parts of the catch are connected, the edges9 and 10 will be prevented from springing laterally, and, also,-always-be held in contact with one another, the inner surface of the bandage ring being thus practically smooth and unbroken.

From'the foregoing description taken in connection with the accompanying drawing it will be obvious that a very efficient cheese hoop and bandage ring havebeen constructed which,'when combined, will be a considerable improvement over any similar device for forming cheese, which is at present in use.

Attention is directed to the fact that the catch means is located adjacent the to edge of the ring, so that when assemble with the parts with which it is normally associated, it is above the similar edge of the upper portion 2 of the hoop. This assembly is clearly shown in Fig. 1 wherein it will be noted that the tapered sections 1 and '2 which form the hoop are slid together until they frictionally engage and bind, and after which the bandage ring is inserted into the part 2 until its lower end contacts with the upper edge of the part-1.

In a cheese hoop of sheet material having upper and lower tapered sections in telescopio union, the combination with a split annular tapered bandage ring of sheet material adapted to nest within the upper hoop section and extended above the upper edge thereof, the'inner end ofthe ring being in abutting flush relation with the upper edge of the lower hoop section, means for holding the engaging edges of the ring in abutting flush relation includinga socket formed by providing a slit in the upper portion of the ring above the adjacent edge of the upper hoop section, said slit being adjacent one engaging edge of the ring and parallel therewith, the metal between this edge and the slit being pressed outwardly whereby to dispose it in a different plane from that occupied by the main portion of the ring, and a tongue secured to the outer surface of the ring to dispose the same in a different plane from that of'the main portion of the ring and in the same plane as said socket, said tongue being disposed above the upper edge of the upper hoop section and extended be yond both engaging edges of the ring and disposed in said socket.

In testimony that I claim the foregoing I have hereunto set my hand at Two Rivers in the county of Manitowoc and State of Wisconsin.

HENRY D. MIXA.

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Washington, I). C. 

